I’ve never found an issue of Vogue to be particularly threatening. They usually sit harmlessly to the way side on shelves at super markets and whatnot. This particular issue was massive and had a horrendous spread of animal suits inside it, but I think what was so scary to some was that I had it at, gasp, a climbing area! After a few funny looks I was told at one point my over sized picture book was the last straw of a number of chaotic events that weekend at Rifle. I found this really offensive considering the travesties I’ve seen take place over the years in this canyon. I was more surprised because I took climbers to be people who didn’t conform or pigeon hold others in order to ostracize them. I thought they were people who didn’t decide fashion means girly, which means not outdoorsy, which means lame, which means if you’re a girly-girl don’t even try climbing, and if you’re here with your boyfriend go home, it’s not for you forget it, thanks. Who decides people are only cool if they climb hard and don’t get sponsored, and if you are sponsored you’re an attention whore. Who call people liars about boulder problems and grades and say names aren’t good enough. I mean I never thought climbers were that cool, but I thought they were slightly less rigid than this.
Anyhow I for one love a little gossip and chit-chat, and I’ve been loving being in CO with lots of people, even when I don’t agree with all of them. When the conversation gets too boring I can always pull out my Vogue to entertain myself and scare off some boring ole’ climbers.
Below are many-a-shot of our new lil casita with some views of Sopris from the front, followed by some shots in the canyon and around the Western Slope, enjoy!
amazing shots as always!
Great post. I agree, and I find it amusing when women think they are all pro-women feminist and such then turn around and bash the females that embrace their femininity however that may be. It seems the women that do that are the ones with the real hang-ups. There is nothing better than reading a good magazine before climbing, I also find putting lip gloss on helps me send. xo C, I miss you.
Its funny, I was made fun of years ago for wearing dangly earings and mascara while climbing. I like to feel like a girl, with the dirtbag lifestyle we all live, we need to stay in touch with our feminine side. Keep being girly, its awesome. By the way your pad looks SICK.